I told my mother it’s harder to be black man than a woman in modern times…and she went off it…until I asked her name me rich role models we have…and she name jay z, diddy, dre, tiger woods…. and then we wonder why most black kids are into rap culture and sports….

I watched a video the other day, where Gnarls Berkeley (Ex Basketballer and host) was being interviewed…he said he was doing guest speaking at high schools all across the US. He said he asked a simple question…who wants to follow a career in either Sports or music…In the majority white schools only like 10% raised their hands…but in the majority black schools he said that 80% to 90% raised their hands…he then goes on to say this a real problem as only 0.0001 actually make it in these careers…if that.

So your right…our mentalities are messed….but it’s up to us to change the minds of our children…so they know education is key to betterment of themselves, and also our communities across the globe…

Numerous studies have shown whether they are conducted in Bermuda or globally those of African ancestry are at the bottom when it comes to economics, are overlooked when it comes to hiring and there is also a criminal (in)justice system that has one set of laws for us and another for those of European ancestry.

This reminds me of a time I met a young man twenty years ago who had never had the opportunity to fly out of Bermuda as a child. His first trip was to JFK – New York City. I was thinking – can you imagine flying from Bermuda to JFK for the first time when you are 28 years old and seeing how other people in differing countries to yours live and work and enjoy life?

Travelling is one of the best ways our youth get inspired.

So proud of this young man for taking advantage of a great opportunity!